Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- De Grey Rooms
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Alcuin of York
- Micklegate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Helmet
- Statue of Napoleon
- The 1190 Massacre
- Transport Moves On
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle